Patient Rights Statement

As a patient, you have the right to:

TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND TO RECEIVE THE BEST AVAILABLE MEDICAL CARE.

TO ACCEPT OR REFUSE TREATMENT.

TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PROPOSES TO DO WITH YOU.

TO BE SPOKEN TO IN A LANGUAGE THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.

TO KNOW ANY POSSIBLE RISKS OR SIDE EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED TREATMENT.

TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT ANY PRESCRIBED MEDICATION IS SUPPOSED TO DO, INCLUDING ANY KNOWN SIDE EFFECTS. TO BE TOLD ALL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO THE TREATMENT FAVORED BY THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

TO PRIVACY.

TO EXPECT THAT THE STAFF WILL MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY ABOUT YOU, YOUR ILLNESS, AND YOUR TREATMENT.

TO REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN OR BE INTERVIEWED FOR ANY RESEARCH PROJECT.

TO KNOW WHY QUESTIONS ARE ASKED.

TO KNOW THE PURPOSE OF ALL PAPERS YOU ARE ASKED TO SIGN.

TO EXAMINE YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS AND TO HAVE A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER REVIEW THEM WITH YOU.

TO RECEIVE EDUCATION AND COUNSELING AS PART OF YOUR VISIT.

TO A COMPLETE EXAMINATION OF YOUR BILL.

TO FILE A GRIEVANCE FOR ANY UNRESOLVED COMPLAINT, DISPUTE, DISAGREEMENT, MISUNDERSTANDING OR DISSATISFACTION RELATING TO THE CONDITIONS OF MEDICAL SERVICE DELIVERY OR INTERACTION WITH AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER.